Neale roves a contest in the pocket and gives inside to Lyons who bounces a snap wide from 20m. (Q1 0:49)
Zorko passes from the wing and hits the lead of Hipwood in front of Balta 45m out on a slight angle. Hipwood kicks truly for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:49)
Starcevich leaves his man to force Bolton to cough the ball up on a fast break, Lions rebound through midfield ending with a mark to Neale 40m out on the flank, he misses. (Q1 5:34)
Aarts bombs long to the square after a free on Gardiner at half forward, the crumb falls at the feet of the pack, Lynch throws a boot at it but it dribbles wide. (Q1 8:17)
Vlaustin and Cameron chase a loose ball on the flank 40m out, Charlie gets the first and Vlas pushes him in the back, the little Lion boots his first goal. (Q1 10:58)
Payne spoils Lynch in the pocket but the ball flies towards the goalface, Riewoldt roves and feeds Higgins for the goal from 15m. (Q1 13:27)
Another long inside 50 kick for Richmond by Martin from the centre, Andrews spoils but straight to Lambert who feeds Lynch to grubber home! (Q1 15:50)
Ellis-Yolmen roves the next centre bounce but gets caught HTB by Chol, Martin starts the attack and it ends with Castagna marking and missing from 20m in the pocket. (Q1 16:50)
Another long ball to the corridor for the Tigers who are racking up inside 50s, Lynch marks over Andrews, turns and grubbers home from 20m in front, confirmed on review. (Q1 20:35)
Neale roves a smother on Cameron on the HFF and passes short to Zorko 40m out, who misses badly. (Q2 1:52)
The Tigers turn the ball over trying to run through heavy traffic on the wing, McCluggage passes short to Cameron 40m out on a slight angle who also misses. (Q2 3:07)
Castagna marks on his own 35m out in the corridor but chooses to pass and misses the target, the opportunity is lost. (Q2 4:41)
Riewoldt marks 45m out on the flank and shows them how it’s done with a fabulous high set shot for his first goal. (Q2 5:37)
Starcevich bombs long to the corridor 20m out, Vlastuin drops the defensive mark, Cameron pounces but misses from the pocket. (Q2 8:54)
Martin puts one arm up to bring down a pass to 25m out on the flank in a wrestle with Gardiner, he butters up and snaps truly off the left but was it touched? Review says yes. (Q2 13:08)
Skinner is over the back to mark a Robinson pass 15m out, he turns and grubbers wide! Oh dear! (Q2 14:51)
Broken play with Brisbane coughing the ball up by hand multiple times ends with Chol breaking a tackle for a left foot snap from 30m on the flank that sails wide. (Q2 15:51)
McCarthy marks an Ah Chee kick in front of a pack 20m out on a slight angle, he just avoids the left goalpost with the set shot and the Lions finally kick a goal in Q2. (Q2 18:08)
Bolton flashes through the next centre bounce and bombs long to the square, the ball takes a lovely leg break after pitching 10m out and goes through for a goal! (Q2 20:18)
McCarthy hits the post with a snap off a step from 40m on the flank. (Q2 20:55)
Bolton gets the next inside 50 kick after the kick in, Aarts roves his own contest and gives to Martin in the pocket who draws two defenders and sets Aarts up for his first goal. (Q2 22:38)
Riewoldt catches Payne HTB 20m out on a slight angle after it looked like he should have been pinged for contact, he converts. It looks like Richmond’s night. (Q2 24:08)
Lynch is one out with Andrews for a fast, long ball from the HFF to the square, the crumb falls at the feet of Lynch who gathers and goals. (Q2 27:03)
Andrews intercepts a poor kick to CHB and rebounds up the guts, Ballenden marks 45m out in front but hits the post. (Q3 5:25)
Grimes fumbles a ground ball 20m out on the flank, McCarthy gives to Cameron who blazes wide off a step. (Q3 6:28)
Lyons marks a McInerney speculator to a huge pack on the flank 30m out, but his set shot is a wobbling sack that misses badly. (Q3 8:10)
Ah Chee roves a McInerney bomb to the hotspot, bounces off a tackler but misses off a step. Lions can’t keep doing this. (Q3 9:28)
McCarthy plays on to advantage from a HTB free on Vlastuin but his snap across the body from 30m on the flank lands on the line and is touched through. (Q3 13:11)
Witherden turns the ball over by foot on the wing and there are Tigers everywhere on the counter, Martin passes to Riewoldt 20m out in the pocket for the turnover goal. (Q3 14:40)
McCarthy feeds Ellis-Yolmen for a screwing snap from 40m in the corridor… drifts across the face. (Q3 16:25)
McCarthy has a lash himself from 40m near the boundary, that one sails well wide. (Q3 18:06)
Higgins lofts a nine-iron from the HFF to the hotspot, Gardiner is pinged for a block on Lynch 20m out, who hits the post after the 3QT siren. (Q3 21:17)
Witherden burns another kick across the wing and the Tigers flow forward like water through the Three Gorges Dam, Pickett brrm-brrms to 45m on a slight angle and goals. (Q4 2:51)
Starcevich marks 35m out on a slight angle and sprays it well wide for a point, just. (Q4 5:41)
The Tigers rebound coast to coast around members wing, Riewoldt is over the back to receive from Bolton and turn into the open goal for his fourth. Party time for the Tigers. (Q4 6:41)
Zorko gets a 50m penalty to put him 20m out on a slight angle, he nearly misses it but doesn’t. It is way past time that the game was in doubt though. (Q4 8:44)
Stack marks 45m out on the flank and misses near side. (Q4 11:07)
Aarts marks a Bolton pass 45m out on a slight angle and gets himself some garbage. (Q4 17:32)
Riewoldt marks 25m out on the boundary and lines up for number five… doesn’t curl enough. (Q4 22:07)
